Teaching Children about Charities using GuideStar UK

The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is a unique programme implemented by the Institute of Philanthropy designed to teach secondary school pupils the basic skills of effective giving and to highlight the positive impact they, as young people, can have on their communities.  YPI uses GuideStar UK as a key resource for enabling children to learn about charities in their local community.  The programme has been piloted since September 2007 in ten schools in London by the Institute of Philanthropy and based upon this experience will be rolled out to 50 schools nationwide during the next school year and 100 schools within 3 years.  According to James Townsend, YPI Programme Manager "GuideStar enables students to discover charities operating in their local area and to access the key information they need when deciding which charity to lend their support to as part of YPI".  Learn more about the Youth in Philanthropy Initiative.